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First study to report on vitamin D levels in large groups of critically ill children

Vitamin D is increasingly being recognized as important for good health. Vitamin D is a hormone made in the skin following sun exposure or acquired from diet and supplement intake. Previous medical research has shown that low body levels of vitamin D make people more susceptible to problems such as bone fractures, poor mental health and infections like the common cold.

13 Sep 2012

Evidence shows endovascular repair may be of more use than operative

Endovascular repair may be more viable for some patients with peripheral arterial trauma than operative repair, experts say.

11 Sep 2012

Kaleida Health's Gates Vascular Institute installs Vantage Titan 3T MR system from Toshiba

Providing patient-friendly 3T MR imaging with outstanding image quality, Kaleida Health's Gates Vascular Institute (GVI) in Buffalo, N.Y., installed the Vantage Titan 3T MR system from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., the 1,400th Vantage MR installation worldwide.

11 Sep 2012

AHRQ-funded project reduces rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections in ICUs by 40%

A unique nationwide patient safety project funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) reduced the rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in intensive care units by 40 percent, according to the agency's preliminary findings of the largest national effort to combat CLABSIs to date.

11 Sep 2012

Partial pressure measures could be used in neonates after surgery

End tidal carbon dioxide and transcutaneous carbon dioxide could be useful to monitor partial pressure of arterial CO2 in neonates after surgery, a study shows.

10 Sep 2012

Annovation Biopharma to develop novel anesthetics with $8M Series A financing

Annovation Biopharma, a biotechnology company focused on creating more effective, safer therapies for anesthesia and critical care, has raised $8M in a Series A financing led by Atlas Venture, Partners Innovation Fund, and new strategic investor The Medicines Company.

10 Sep 2012

Acute Cardiac Care Congress to be held in Istanbul, Turkey

More than 400 scientific abstracts will be presented by international scientists, providing a great source of news stories for journalists.

10 Sep 2012

Tight blood sugar control does not benefit pediatric patients undergoing heart surgery

Although some studies have portrayed tight blood sugar control as a potential means of lowering infection rates in critically ill adults, a new study-led by principal investigator Michael Agus, MD, director of the Medicine Critical Care Program at Boston Children's Hospital-found no indication that the approach benefits pediatric patients undergoing heart surgery.

10 Sep 2012

On-the-spot test aids postsurgical coagulopathy management

Point-of-care thromboelastometric and aggregometric testing helps to reduce exposure to allogenic blood products in patients with coagulopathy after cardiac surgery, a randomized trial shows.

5 Sep 2012

Hospitalist-led ED reduces diversion, improves patient flow

Implementing a hospital medicine-led emergency department team could reduce the number of times such departments are forced to divert new patients because of a lack of beds, as well as improve patient flow, show study findings.

3 Sep 2012

Relocating intensive care nurseries reduces late-onset sepsis rates

Relocating to a newly designed neonatal intensive care nursery significantly reduces severe late-onset sepsis rates in very-preterm and/or very-low-birthweight infants, although it remains relatively common, conclude Australian scientists.

3 Sep 2012

New ultrasound technique can help determine severity of muscle loss in critically ill patients

Researchers have identified a new technique that can help determine the severity of muscle loss in critically ill patients. The breakthrough could lead to new research to help prevent muscle-wasting and new therapeutic interventions to help treat critically ill patients.

3 Sep 2012

Targeted intervention improves safety of MRI scans for children with sickle cell disease

Jude Children's Research Hospital reports success using a targeted educational approach to teach young patients to remain motionless during MRI scans, making the process safer.

1 Sep 2012

French data highlight women under 60 at risk for heart disease

An analysis of four French registries has shown a dramatic drop in ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction mortality from 1995 to 2010, accompanied by a significant change in patient characteristics.

31 Aug 2012

Foundation promises $500M for patient safety effort; Starts with $9M Hopkins grant

A foundation has promised to spend $500 million over the next decade on hospital safety to try to prevent patient harm. The first $9 million will fund a project at Johns Hopkins to develop tools to eliminate common threats in hospitals.

30 Aug 2012

UCSF’s intensive care unit study receives $2.1 million Moore Foundation grant

A multi-center study of intensive care units (ICU) led by UCSF faculty has received a Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation grant of $2.1 million. The study of ICUs, including two at UCSF, aims to better understand the nature of team-based care and patient involvement in ICU settings.

30 Aug 2012

FAST-MI highlights young women at risk for heart disease

29 Aug 2012

Physicians’ emotional, institutional barriers prolong medical futility at end of life

The most common reasons that clinicians give to explain medically futile treatment at the end of life are emotional difficulties, such as a fear of talking about death, and institutional barriers, such as hospital departments expecting them to “do everything possible,” report German researchers.

29 Aug 2012

Study finds decline in 30-day mortality of acute myocardial infarction with improved treatment

Improved treatment after acute myocardial infarction and less severe patient profile have reduced 30-day mortality over the past 15 years, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2012.

29 Aug 2012

Johns Hopkins' Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality receives Moore Foundation grant

Johns Hopkins' Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality has received an $8.9 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the first award given as part of an ambitious new $500 million, 10-year program designed to eliminate all preventable harms that patients experience in the hospital.

29 Aug 2012

Intensive Care News and Research

First study to report on vitamin D levels in large groups of critically ill children

Evidence shows endovascular repair may be of more use than operative

Kaleida Health's Gates Vascular Institute installs Vantage Titan 3T MR system from Toshiba

AHRQ-funded project reduces rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections in ICUs by 40%

Partial pressure measures could be used in neonates after surgery

Annovation Biopharma to develop novel anesthetics with $8M Series A financing

Acute Cardiac Care Congress to be held in Istanbul, Turkey

Tight blood sugar control does not benefit pediatric patients undergoing heart surgery

On-the-spot test aids postsurgical coagulopathy management

Hospitalist-led ED reduces diversion, improves patient flow

Relocating intensive care nurseries reduces late-onset sepsis rates

New ultrasound technique can help determine severity of muscle loss in critically ill patients

Targeted intervention improves safety of MRI scans for children with sickle cell disease

French data highlight women under 60 at risk for heart disease

Foundation promises $500M for patient safety effort; Starts with $9M Hopkins grant

UCSF’s intensive care unit study receives $2.1 million Moore Foundation grant

FAST-MI highlights young women at risk for heart disease

Physicians’ emotional, institutional barriers prolong medical futility at end of life

Study finds decline in 30-day mortality of acute myocardial infarction with improved treatment

Johns Hopkins' Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality receives Moore Foundation grant

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